AMD Introduces ‘Emerald’ Clustering Environment For Multi-Core Application Testing And Development

AMD Introduces ‘Emerald’ Clustering Environment For Multi-Core Application Testing And Development

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today unveiled its Emerald cluster installation. The AMD Developer Center’s Emerald is its newest and largest system, as well as its first publicly-available cluster based entirely on Dual-Core AMD Opteron™ processors with Direct Connect Architecture. AMD is offering use of Emerald to industry partners, developers, customers and end users as a cutting-edge, multi-core test and development platform.

“Supercomputing is all about performance. The combination of AMD dual-core processors with AMD64’s Direct Connect Architecture not only delivers leading-edge performance, but also excels in energy efficiency and performance per watt, key issues in datacenters today.” said Joe Menard, corporate vice president, software strategy, AMD. “AMD is helping set the standard for commercial computing, so Emerald allows customers, partner companies and end users to test and optimize applications across hundreds of dual-core processors. To make Emerald happen, we worked with an outstanding group of industry associates that showcase their extraordinary products alongside our multi-core technology.”

“As AMD continues to offer innovative solutions for multi-core computing, Rackable Systems’ Dual-Core AMD Opteron processor-based servers help offer the scalability to achieve such impressive results,” said Colette LaForce, vice president of marketing, Rackable Systems. “As AMD successfully responds to the need for multi-core testing and development in compute-intensive environments, Rackable Systems is fully aligned with and proud to be part of the AMD Emerald cluster.”

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